If I had a rant, it would be the Japanese-American history

I am a current volunteer at our local library. As I was shelving non-fiction, I stumbled on "All they Could Carry," about the internment process. It's a poignant, bitter, and unbelievable. I can't put the right words to it, but the poems, the sketches, and various journals news pieces almost unsettle my sleep.

Now I am listening to a CD on tape--7 CD's--a historical fiction piece about the small town that had the most difficult time adjusting to Japanese nearby. So much pain, so much harsh reality, and only a little positive from a few good men and their families.

It's "Tallgrass" by Sandra Dallas. Listening to a book has its benefits--you can do other menial tasks around the house, listen in the car, rest on the couch or in bed. Most books have a wonderfully talented narrator.

My tour of fiction found a historical fiction novel tied into the same theme. My next book on CD has other ethnicities with the theme that you never really fit in even after 30 years.

Well, consider my lead on some topic of your own. If you liked Wallender on PBS Mystery (Kenneth Branagh), that's a series of great books also. Next is an adolesent version of Sherlock Holmes, which should be fun--still not my best versions. Feels like we are really dumbing down our literature.

JoAnn (JD)